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It's cute that you think that everyone has the ability and finances to start a competitor :)

Spoiler: if you're driving for uber, or delivering for uber eats, you are not in the category of population that has:

a) any chance of starting a company

b) any chance of that company succeeding against a giant.

Because you don't have any money. Because Uber pays you like crap.




GP wasn't implying that every rider should start their own competitor. Juno is an example of a ride hailing company that corrected for low driver wages through market mechanisms.


Starting a business that has a profitable business model is easy. Just go to investors with a reasonable business plan, and you can get funded. There are angel investors in every town, everyone has relatives, etc.




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